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Gavin Ron Robertson

Born: 28 May 1966, Sydney, New South Wales
Major Teams: Tasmania, New South Wales, Australia.
Known As: Gavin Robertson
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break


Test Debut: Australia v India at Chennai, 1st Test, 1997/98
Latest Test:
Australia v Pakistan at Karachi, 3rd Test, 1998/99

ODI Debut:
Australia v Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS), Singer World Series, 1994/95
Latest ODI:
Australia v New Zealand at Sharjah, Coca-Cola Cup, 1997/98

New South Wales Career Span: 1987-89 and 1992-
Tasmania First-Class Career Span: 1989-91

Club: Balmain

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (including 22/10/1998)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    4    7   0   140   57   20.00  33.73   0   1    1   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling             149.4   19   515   13  39.61  4-72    0   0  69.0  3.44

ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
 (including 21/04/1998)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave     SR 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   13    7   4    45   15   15.00  81.81   0   0    3   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling              99.3    1   430    8  53.75  3-29    0   0  74.6  4.32

FIRST-CLASS
 (1987/88 - 1999/00)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   58   84  13  1658   99   23.35   0   6   30   0

                      O      M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling            1902.4  433  5317  127  41.86  6-54    6   0  89.8  2.79

LIST A LIMITED OVERS
 (1987/88 - 1999/00)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding   64   35  15   284   34*  14.20   0   0   18   0

                      O       R    W    Ave   BBI   4w  5w    SR  Econ
Bowling             495    2039   58  35.15  4-46    1   0  51.2  4.11

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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The term "roller-coaster career" would probably rarely be more applicable to a player in first class cricket than Sydney-born off spinner Gavin Robertson. After initially fighting a losing campaign to gain full recognition from the New South Wales selectors, Robertson's career essentially took off in Tasmania, to where he relocated at the start of the 1989-90 season. It was there that he established for himself his reputation as an accurate finger spinner with a penchant for bowling tightly over sustained periods. On Tasmania's generally batsman-friendly pitches, he never produced quite the rush of wickets for which he was truly hoping; what such surfaces did afford him the chance to do though was emphasise his determination and his complementary talents as a fine lower order batsman. Following a return to New South Wales in 1991-92, the regular berth in the Blues' squad which had previously eluded him did ultimately beckon. This brought with it a string of further rewards for a time, including an appearance in two Mercantile Mutual Cup winning sides and one triumphant Sheffield Shield team. It even resulted in call-ups to the national team for four Tests and a string of one-day international tournaments during the late 1990s. But, although his off-spinning skills have reflected incremental improvement, he has still continued to wage a tough battle to retain his spot in his state's first eleven for much of the period. All the while, a burgeoning career in the Sydney sporting media has illustrated signs of filling the breach and it is likely that he will maintain his connection with the sport in this area for some time to come. (John Polack, July 2000)
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